Many people find packing beauty products for travel a bit of a nightmare. You start to realise how much stuff you use on a daily basis before you even leave the house. Perhaps it’s time to scale back because, let’s face it, does anyone really need a choice of nine lipsticks and five serums for the sake of options? Well, actually, probably a beauty editor (it’s the job), hence we end up carting around everything and the kitchen sink. Decanting your products into smaller containers (Flying Tiger is a good place to get these) helps. But if you can’t be bothered with all that then get yourself minis, aka travel-sized products. They make packing a breeze and won’t weigh you or your luggage down. Their benefits, however, extend beyond travel – it’s an excellent way to trial a product without committing to a full-size option. And it’s much easier to carry around, say, a mini dry shampoo to zhoosh up your hair when you’re going out straight from work, than to lug around its cumbersome 200ml sister.
1. Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Dry Shampoo £14, living proof.co.uk
2. Tatcha Luminous Dewy Skin Mist £23, tatcha.co.uk
3. Westman Atelier Petite Baby Cheeks Blush Stick £23, cultbeauty.co.uk
4. Murad Environmental Shield Essential-C Cleanser £15, johnlewis.co.uk
5. Hair By Sam McKnight Sundaze Sea Spray £14, sephora.co.uk
6. Dr Barbara Sturm Glow Drops £45, spacenk.com
7. Fresh Kombucha Facial Treatment Essence £34, fresh.com
8. Paula’s Choice Skin 2% BHA Perfecting Liquid £12, paulaschoice.co.uk
9. Hermès Hermessence Oud Alezan £176 for 4, hermes.com
10. La Mer The Concentrate £190, cremedelamer.com
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